One of the first places you will turn to when dealing with bed bugs is DIY treatment. Naturally, we all want to avoid contacting professionals, as this costs money. Given we have fought bed bugs for years, though, we want to run through what those DIY steps can and cannot do, so you know what you are getting into before you lose weeks to it.
What DIY Can Actually Do
Some home steps are genuinely worth doing, and we recommend them even alongside professional work. A simple one is to get used to vacuuming regularly. Vacuum any baseboards, carpets, and bed frames you have at home, as this can catch bed bugs you have not noticed on the move. One of the more effective home treatments is to clean your bedding and anything around your bed with hot water, and then dry those items using a high-temperature dryer. The high heat eradicates bed bugs better than any chemical or spray treatment you might consider. None of this is wasted effort, and it does lower the numbers.
Where DIY Falls Down
DIY treatments can easily get rid of some bed bugs for now, but they will not destroy the source of the infestation. In the best-case scenario, your DIY treatment might simply make the bed bugs move into another room, or, if you are unlucky, into the property next door. The bites ease off for a while, and then a few weeks later the problem is back, because it is the deeper hiding spots, and the eggs waiting to hatch, that a surface effort never reaches.
Why The Sprays Stop Working
A lot of people reach for a store-bought spray and expect it to be the answer. Sure, any bugs caught directly with the toxic chemical spray will die within a few hours, if not immediately. The problem is that bed bugs can escape chemical traps and pesticide treatments simply by sitting in a crack the spray never touches. On top of that, today’s bed bugs have a strong sense for pesticides and other similar treatments, and old DIY techniques and solutions no longer work as effectively as they once did. Using chemical sprays and spot treatments on their own will only help delay the inevitable, which is a return by these infuriating parasites.
When It Is Time To Call A Pro
Suffice it to say that if you have a visible bed bug infestation, it is time to call in professional support. You need professional treatment to help you get rid of the problem once and for all. Given the above, we hope that you now appreciate that going for a DIY approach on its own is unlikely to yield the kind of results that you were hoping for.
If you have tried the home route and the bed bugs keep coming back in Florida, you can contact us for a free consultation.
